{"id":245622,"date":"2026-05-28T17:58:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T17:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/rhea-ripley-provides-an-update-on-buddy-matthews-after-the-aew-star-did-not-return-at-double-or-nothing-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T17:58:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T17:58:44","slug":"rhea-ripley-provides-an-update-on-buddy-matthews-after-the-aew-star-did-not-return-at-double-or-nothing-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/rhea-ripley-provides-an-update-on-buddy-matthews-after-the-aew-star-did-not-return-at-double-or-nothing-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhea Ripley Provides An Update On Buddy Matthews After The AEW Star Did Not Return At Double or Nothing 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5172893\" data-slug-id=\"2788055\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Buddy Matthews has been absent from AEW TV for over a year. Rhea Ripley has just provided an update on her husband after he did not return at Double or Nothing 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Buddy Matthews is one of the best in-ring performers in AEW. He excelled as a member of the House of Black. As the group slowly started to disband, Buddy was being pushed as a singles star. He challenged Kazuchika Okada for the AEW Continental Championship at Grand Slam Australia 2025. However, he injured his foot during his entrance. Despite this, he finished the match. Since then, he has been sidelined due to his injury. However, he recently made a sudden appearance at an Indie show. This caused many fans to speculate that the former WWE star would show up at Double or Nothing 2026. However, that didn&#8217;t end up happening.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>During a recent appearance on What&#8217;s Your Story? with Stephanie McMahon, which was recorded earlier but uploaded recently, Rhea Ripley opened up about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/buddy-murphy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Buddy Matthews&#8217;<\/a> injury. She said that she and her husband train in the ring together every now and then. However, Buddy is still rehabbing his injury, and he&#8217;s trying to get back into the ring.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cEvery now and then (her &amp; Buddy train in the ring together). He\u2019s still starting to get back into the ring stuff because he got injured over a year ago in February when they (AEW) went to Australia. So he got injured then, so he\u2019s just started getting back into the ring now, and he\u2019s just trying to rehab it and see what he can do. So he\u2019ll get in, and we\u2019ll run the ropes. I\u2019ve been teaching him some rolls, since the boys class didn\u2019t do as many rolls as the girls class apparently\u2026 We\u2019ve been getting in a little bit.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Rhea further added that she is a little nervous about getting hurt. Hence, she goes a little easier. However, Buddy is going harder than her since he wants to get back in in-ring shape.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cAlso, I get nervous about getting hurt, especially these days, because I\u2019m always on the road, I\u2019m always doing stuff. I want to stay sharp, but I also don\u2019t want to get beat up more than I get beat up. So, I go a little bit easier. He\u2019s definitely going harder than me right now because he\u2019s trying to get back into that mode.\u201d [H\/T <\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WrestleTalk_TV\/status\/2059944904512438462?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">WrestleTalk on X<\/a><\/em><em>]<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\">                    <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rhea Ripley talks mental health in emotional interview | What&#039;s Your Story? With Steph McMahon\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B5u8wtyaVNg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube\" data-embed=\"B5u8wtyaVNg\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/B5u8wtyaVNg\/sddefault.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/B5u8wtyaVNg\/sddefault.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Rhea Ripley opened up about her backstage issues with Jade Cargill<\/h2>\n<p>After winning the Elimination Chamber match a few months ago, Rhea Ripley became the number one contender for the WWE Women&#8217;s Championship held by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/jade-cargill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Jade Cargill<\/a>. However, this feud got off to a rough start after Jade claimed on social media that Mami tried to influence her storylines. Rhea did not take Cargill&#8217;s claims lightly. However, it looks like both women have sorted out their differences.<\/p>\n<p>During the same podcast episode, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/news-we-haven-t-done-anything-up-until-this-point-rhea-ripley-opens-up-on-backstage-heat-with-33-year-old-wwe-star\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Rhea Ripley said that her rivalry with Jade Cargill got off to a rocky start<\/a>, but all they want is to put on a stellar match at WrestleMania.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cI\u2019m excited for this WrestleMania. I really am. I\u2019m going against someone that I never wrestled before. I\u2019ve never even touched pretty much. We haven\u2019t done anything up until this point. She beat my a*s a little bit but, we haven\u2019t really done anything. Started a little bit rocky but we\u2019re on a path now and we\u2019re telling a story and I\u2019m intrigued to see how it goes and just pull off an awesome WrestleMania match. I want this to be a cool moment.\u201d [H\/T <\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fightful.com\/wrestling\/rhea-ripley-says-wwe-wrestlemania-42-program-with-jade-cargill-started-a-little-bit-rocky-reveals-she-pulled-groin-before-match\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSFLj1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFQQ0pEQzJZNVNrQlREUjVIc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHrNxOLdMHz-dBNC-I7o4zqS8wEX72s2jCQ57c9CoXwNiM0C5HjLaIhDkbtTZ_aem_trJAo1_hSzQSbEjCwwJiFQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Fightful<\/a><\/em><em>]<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Rhea Ripley went on to win the WWE Women&#8217;s Championship at WrestleMania 42.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline bottom\" data-tab=\"bottom\">\n<p>Get all the hottest wrestling news FIRST by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=sportskeeda.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"bottom\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tag-cloud\">\n<div class=\"tags-text\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-content-holder  article-padding\">\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerLeft\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Left \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<nav id=\"pnProductNav\" class=\"pn-ProductNav\">\n<\/nav>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerRight\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Right \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Sunil Joseph<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/news-rhea-ripley-provides-an-update-on-buddy-matthews-after-the-aew-star-does-not-return-at-double-nothing-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buddy Matthews has been absent from AEW TV for over a year. 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